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  2. Police - Wikipedia

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    Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. [4] Police forces are usually public sector services, funded through taxes. Law enforcement is only part of policing ...

  3. Militarization of police - Wikipedia

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    The RUC was the first police force to use rubber and plastic bullets for riot control. The "political and militarised" [47] RUC was succeeded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, which continues to keep some counter-terrorism powers. Since the 2000s, its public order policing methods have been adopted by other police forces in the UK. [48]

  4. Law enforcement - Wikipedia

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    The concept of police as the primary law enforcement organization originated in Europe in the early modern period; the first statutory police force was the High Constables of Edinburgh in 1611, while the first organized police force was the Paris lieutenant général de police in 1667.

  5. Law enforcement in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Police in different roles from Toledo, Ohio as seen in 1912 from "Bramble's views Toledo, Ohio : diamond anniversary 1837–1912" Modern policing began to emerge in the U.S. in the mid-nineteenth century, influenced by the British model of policing established in 1829 based on the Peelian principles.

  6. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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    ] WVSP is the 4th oldest State Police agency in the United States of America. Governor John Jacob Cornwell was insistent upon having a State Police force which he said, "was mandatory in order for him to uphold the laws of our state." Part of the compromise was the name of the organization: "West Virginia Department of Public Safety" was the ...

  7. Law enforcement and society - Wikipedia

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    The modern police department was born out of...the desire of the wealthy to restructure ... society. The swelling population of urban poor, whose miniscule [sic] wages could hardly sustain them, heightened the need for police protection. [5] In the United States in the 19th century: The police role was only minimally directed at law enforcement.

  8. List of law enforcement agencies - Wikipedia

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    Federal police (1 federal force for the entire country, responsible for specialized and supra-local policing as well as support to the local police) Local level Local police (189 local forces for 189 police zones that encompass either one muninicipality or multiple municipalities, responsible for basic policing)

  9. Military Police Corps (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The United States Army Military Police Corps (USAMPC) is the uniformed law enforcement branch of the United States Army.Investigations are conducted by Military Police investigators under the Provost Marshal General's Office or special agents of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID).